Publisher Ubisoft
recently confirmed that its North American vice-president of publishing, Jay Cohen, has left the company. He might not be among the most recognizable gaming industry luminaries in the nation, though he more or less served as Ubisoft's second-in-command in the Americas, taking responsibility for the company's content acquisitions, partnerships and strategic and financial planning. We sure hope he wasn't the only guy doing the "planning" for
Beyond Good & Evil 2.
Nobody's quite sure why Cohen left his prestigious position at the company, or what his future plans regarding employment are, but considering the
current state of the nation's
expansive, widely accessible job market, it seems the world's
totally his oyster.
{ Mar 1st 2009 at 12:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Deck @ Mar 1st 2009 12:47PM
Odd. Don't normally see someone like this, *just* leave, for no apparent reason.
Unless he's made the millions he wanted.. and just wants to retire early.
MowDownJoe @ Mar 1st 2009 2:00PM
Probably tired of getting hate-mail from all the "Petz" and "Imagine" games he shovels out to his staff.
D-5 @ Mar 2nd 2009 1:55PM
Petz games make $$$ for Ubisoft to make games like Assassins, Beyond Good and Evil, etc. I have no problem with the shovelware.
LegendaryRedass @ Mar 1st 2009 2:02PM
Usually these things happen when someone gets caught doing something they shouldn't. They're given the option to leave quietly to avoid negative pub.
ThornedVenom (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Mar 2nd 2009 3:34AM
Interesting: the job market sucks right now and he just leaves? Must be something important.